Indigenous peoples have their say this week.
April 16-20 the Indigenous Media Zone will feature Facebook Live conversations online http://facebook.com/joinundesa
Hashtags: #WeAreIndigenous, #SomosIndigenas, #UNPFII17
The live chats coincide with the start of the 17th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), which takes place through April 27.
Schedule
Monday – Safety of Indigenous journalists
Estamos en vivo desde la zona de medios de comunicación indígenas! Sigue la conversación en “Desafíos para los medios comunitarios indígenas y la seguridad de los periodistas en América Latina” con los participantes Nati Garcia (Panama), Avexnim Cojti (Guatemala), and Bia’ni Madsa’ Juárez Lopez (Mexico). Moderado por Mark Camp.
Tuesday – Indigenous water action
Our panel of experts and activists joins us live from the Indigenous Media Zone at UN Headquarters in New York now to discuss a decade of water action, making #EveryDrop count! Joining us are: Wakinyan LaPointe (Sicangu Lakota), Mni Ki Wakan Co-Convener; Leanne Burney, UN Water; and Nancy Bordeaux (Sicangu Lakota), Tawacin Tanka President/CEO. The discussion is moderated by Arnold Blackstar, Nehiyawak Cree, Canada
Mni Ki Wakan: World Indigenous Peoples Decade of Water Summit
Wednesday – Indigenous youth and SDGs
This time, we’re honing in on indigenous youth and the Sustainable Development Goals! Hear from our young experts: Q”apaj Conde, Global Indigenous Youth Caucus (Latin America), Qivioq Nivi Løvstrøm (Arctic), and Victor Lopez-Carmen (North America); moderated by Andrea Ixchiu (K’iche Guatemala).
Thursday – Conversation with Indigenous experts
Joining us today are Albert Barume, Chair of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo and Inka Saara Arttijeff, Sami Parliament, Finland.
Friday – Rights of Indigenous peoples
Questions
- What is the Indigenous Media Zone?
- What times are the live videos?
- What are the recommended Indigenous accounts to follow on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube?
- Are there other recommended live and recorded videos on Facebook, Periscope and YouTube?
- Is anyone curating relevant Twitter moments? Publishing recaps?
- In the poster, is Muse Mohammed the man pictured or the photographer?
- What is the hashtag for the 2019, the International Year of Indigenous Languages?
- Any suggestions on how to improve Indigenous tourism?
- For those of us who are not Indigenous, how to we support #WeAreIndigenous?
Key Links
https://www.un.org/indigenous
https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/04/UNPFII17-Indigenous-Media-Zone-programme-draft.pdf
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Indigenous peoples have their say!
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